In a collaborative effort to enhance sustainable farming practices, the SustainSahel project is producing informative videos on intercropping and the introduction of multi-purpose woody legumes. These resources, developed in close partnership with local farmers, aim to address challenges such as soil degradation and animal nutrition, providing practical guidance on techniques...

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The Gender Equality and Governance Index (GEGI) report for 2024 reviews both the progress, and setbacks, that women worldwide have faced over the past two years and since the publication of the last report. European countries under a democratic form of governance – such as Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain...

Este trabajo parte de la premisa acerca de la vinculación entre la alimentación indus-trializada y las crisis alimentarias, que se traducen en graves violaciones al derecho humano a la alimentación. Postula que la realización efectiva del derecho humano a la alimentación se encuentra vinculada con la recuperación de los sistemas...

Ce document rassemble 5 fiches techniques issues de travaux de recherche, dans le but de présenter les stratégies permettant de cultiver plus de légumineuses : les associations de culture, les rotations et la diversification des légumineuses pour l'alimentation humaine ou animale. Ces fiches sont à destination des agriculteurs, conseillers, techniciens,...

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4 Chairs is a raw interview on FAEB, conducted for the film "The Green Vein: Agroecology rising in West Africa" gifted to you as a special film extra due to the amazing relevance of thought presented by this group of people.

In West Africa, family farming employs around 62 percent of the workforce, supplying the bulk of agricultural (both unprocessed and processed) products to feed the population and satisfy the agrifood industry’s requirements. However, despite its clear importance, the vital role of family farming in combating poverty and food insecurity is...

Après huit ans de mise en œuvre, la Réserve régionale de sécurité alimentaire (RRSA) dispose d’un capital physique de 74162 tonnes de mil, sorgho, maïs et riz. Quelle est la situation en détail : niveau des stocks en magasin, volume des achats en cours, bilan des interventions en réponse aux urgences...

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame.  Cocoa — the main ingredient in chocolate — is produced from the bean pods of cacao plants. Cacao thrives under specific ranges of temperature and rainfall.  Warm...

Measuring the performance of food and agricultural systems is critical for their transformation towards a sustainable, healthy, and resilient future. To guide decisions and ensure agrifood systems deliver multiple functions, a holistic systems perspective is needed. Previous reviews of assessment approaches have focused primarily on the farm level and have...

En Afrique de l’Ouest, le commerce équitable reste souvent perçu par le grand public ou les décideurs politiques comme l’initiative marginale de quelques acteurs privés. Pourtant, dans un nombre croissant de filières (cacao, karité, fruits…), des productrices et producteurs se structurent, non seulement au niveau des coopératives mais aussi au...

Les légumineuses à graines constituent des sources alimentaire et nutritionnelle protéiniques économiquement abordables, considérées comme des solutions idéales à la malnutrition qui affecte des millions de personnes à travers le monde. Au Bénin, les principales espèces cultivées sont par ordre d’importance le soja, l’arachide, le niébé, le voandzou, le pois...

  The African Earth Jurisprudence Collective is a community of practice reviving Indigenous lifeways to enhance resilience. The spark of intent for the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective came from a small group of individuals from diverse organisations and initiatives, dedicated to reviving myriad cultures and landscapes across the African continent. The structure is...

This blog post highlights how cooperatives can empower women farmers, who make up nearly half of the world's smallholder farmers. It discusses how cooperatives provide access to markets, credit, and training—key factors in improving women's economic and social standing. However, it also acknowledges that structural inequalities, such as limited land rights...

Deux citoyens sénégalais, dont un ingénieur agronome, viennent d’obtenir l’agrément de l’État pour la “distribution-vente” au Sénégal d’un fertilisant naturel permettant aux agriculteurs de se passer des pesticides, de limiter l’irrigation et de régénérer les terres usées par l’agriculture intensive.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is launching within this global governance framework for agriculture, food, and seed ecosystems. However, unless policy changes are made, the AfCFTA risks disrupting agroecology and farmer-managed seed systems (FMSS). This is because contemporary trade policies focus on increasing trade shares, open leading to...